Lubbockichthys tanakai
| Lubbockichthys tanakai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Pseudochromidae |
| Genus: | Lubbockichthys |
| Species: | L. tanakai |
| Binomial name | |
| Lubbockichthys tanakai A.C.Gill & Senou, 2002 | |
Lubbockichthys tanakai is a species of fish in the family Pseudochromidae.
Description
Lubbockichthys tanakai is a small-sized fish which grows up to 5.3 cm (2.1 in).[1]
Distribution and habitat
Lubbockichthys tanakai is found throughout the Northwest Pacific. From the Ryukyu Islands throughout Japan, into the Philippines and Indonesia.[1]
Etymology
The Dottyback was named in honor of Hiroyuki Tanaka, who provided color slides and a paratype of the species. As an aquarist, he was first to point out this species.[2]
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lubbockichthys tanakai". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Series OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2003. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of March 2003. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in March 2003.